Spicey P. Murphy Obituary (1921

WARREN, MAINE & KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA - Spicey Pearline Hoggard Murphy, 87, of Kitty Hawk, NC died of natural causes at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine on Sep. 7, 2009. She was residing with her daughter in Warren, Maine at the time of her death. Spicey was born Nov 20, 1921 in Smithfield, NC, to James and Pearline Hoggard. She attended Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, NC. She was happily married to Lt. Col. (Ret) Jay E. Murphy for 54 years. Together they traveled to Japan, Hawaii, and were stationed in numerous locations in the US during her husband's career in the Air Force. She worked at Greene Furniture Store in Newport News, VA during WWII. She worked for VEPCO and Computer Sciences Corporation in Virginia. After her husband's retirement they moved to the Outer Banks of North Carolina where they resided in Kitty Hawk. Spicey was a member of Holy Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Church. She was active in the local political scene in Kitty Hawk, and was known to attend public meetings regularly. She enjoyed playing bridge and other card games, entertaining friends, surf fishing, gardening and gambling trips to Reno, Foxwoods and Atlantic City, where she experienced consistent good fortune. Predeceased by her husband Jay, her grandson, Joseph Murphy; brothers, Edgar Hooks, Jake Hooks; sisters Melissa Hooks Hill, Beatrice Hooks Coates, Alice Hooks Lee, and Geraldine Hoggard Atkins; Spicey is survived by her sisters, Janie Hoggard Walters of Jacksonville, NC, Louise (Billie) Hoggard Mishkin of Kitty Hawk, NC; her four children, Christopher Murphy and his wife, Linda of Shamong, NJ; Sam Murphy and his wife, Beth of Klamath Falls, OR; Susan Bragdon and her husband, Bob of Warren, ME, Michael Murphy of New York, NY; her grandchildren, Patrick Murphy of Chicago, IL, Peter Murphy of BelAir, MD, Joshua and Jeffrey Bragdon of Bangor, ME, Ryan Roeglin of Wilmington, NC, Katherine Roeglin of Gainesville, VA; and her great-grandchild, Rylie Roeglin. The family requests that remembrances be sent in her memory to Holy Redeemer by the Sea, P.O. Box 510, 301 W. Kitty Hawk Road, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949. Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland, Maine.